catch on fire

Example Sentences

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A small plane flying from Iowa to Minnesota in the US crashed into a suburban home and caused it to catch on fire, officials said on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

If you have homeowner's insurance, you don't expect your house to catch on fire, but the chance is not zero, so let's take precautions to prevent it from happening.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

A fire reduced the fuselage to ash, but the wings did not catch on fire, the report said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

What was this train and why did it catch on fire?

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2023

Flora fully expected that at some point, her mother’s hair would catch on fire.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo